Arch-support.



W. R. LEE. Anon surron'r.

UNITED STATES PA ENT oFFICE.

WILLIAM R. LEE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

ARCH-SUPPORT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. LEE, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Arch-Supports; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, andto the reference numerals marked thereon.

The present invention relates to a support adapted to be inserted withina shoe for the purpose of preventing strains on the arch of a humanfoot, and an object of this invention is to provide a construction whichmay be adapted to the individual needs of a wearer by providing a heightincreasing member which may be easily removed but when in proper ositionwill be securely retained against displacement.

To these and other ends the invention consists in certain improvementsand combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, the novel features being pointed but in the claims at the endof the specification.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan vlew of the arch supportconstructed. in accord ance with this inventionyFig. 2 is a section onthe line a-a of Fig.1; Fig. 3 is a section on the line bb of Fig. 1, andFig. 4'is' a detail view of one of the height increasing members. i

The arch support comprises preferably two layers I and 2 of sheetmaterial secured together by stitches 3 or other suitable means alongthe greater portion of their edges, the inner side preferably being leftunstitched in order to provide a pocket 4 which opens at the inner sideof the support to receive a suitable height increasing member 5. Thisheight increasing member may be of any suitable form and material, butit is preferably wedge-shaped and made of yielding material, such asfelt, and the thickness or height of the member varies with theindividual needs of the user.

In order to prevent accidental displacement of the height incre'asinmember and at the same time to permit the latterto be readily insertedor removed, one of the parts of the device, in this instance the mainsup- Specification of LettersPatent.

' Application filed November 22. 1909.

Patented Nov. 29, 1910.

Serial No. 529,328.

port, is, provided with a flexible tongue 6 adapted to be insertedthrough a slit 7 formed in the other part. Preferably this tongue isformed by cutting the material ;of the upper wall of the pocket, thusproviding an opening 8 which permits the tongue to be manipulated fromthe exteriorof the support and introduced-into the slit 7 of the heightincreasing member 5. The

tongue preferably extends in a direction away from the opening of thepocket so that any tendency of the member 5 to move in the direction ofthe pocket opening is resisted as the tongue will then move farther intothe slit in the member 5. Of course, to remove the member 5 the tonguemust first be withdrawn from the slit and this is done by manipulatingthe tongue through the open-- ing 8. a

An arch support constructed in accordance with this invention permitsthe wearer to obtain a height for the support corresponding to hisindividual needs and desires. The adjustment of the support is quicklyand easily obtained and there is no liability of the height increasingmember accidentally shifting to an undesirable posit-ion. Theconstruction by which these results are obtained is simple to operateand is inexpensive to manufacture.

I claim as my invention:

1. An insertible arch support for shoes having a pocket therein openingat one edge of the support, a flexible finger being provided on a wallof the pocket and projecting in a direction away from the opening.

2. An insertible arch support for shoes formed of two pieces of sheetmaterial sec'ured together along the greater portion of their edges andseparated along the other portion to provide a pocket between them, onewall of the pocket being provided with a flexible finger cut from one ofthe pieces of sheet material.

3. An insertible arch support for shoes having a pocket therein openingat one edge of the support, the upper wall of the ocket being providedwith an opening an with a flexible finger operablethrough said openingto secure a height increasing member in the pocket.

4. An lnsertible arch support for shoes u g r 976,888

of the support, the upper wallofthe pocket be inserted to retain saidmember in the being provided with an openin and with a pocket. flexiblefinger operablethrong said 0 ening and extending in a direction away romWILLIAM -5 the opening of the pocket, combined with a. Witnesses:

height increasing member having a. slit RUSSELL B. Gm'rrrn.

therein into which the finger is adapted to' v 'HAROLD H. Smms.

